After taking a comfortable bath and changing into comfortable old clothes, Cui Xin fell into a deep sleep. Although he had only been working for more than half a month, the tight nerves made him extremely exhausted. He fell asleep for the third time.
After two days of climbing three poles, I slowly woke up.
"My husband is awake." Mrs. Zhang personally washed her husband, but she saw Cui Xin asking the maid to take out a wooden box from the ceremony and took out a strange-shaped brush.
Cui Xin smiled, dipped the brush in some warm water, put it into his mouth and brushed his teeth from left to right... Well, it was naturally Li Shan's masterpiece. He had many similar gadgets around him.
"Here, you have some too." Cui Xin muttered. There were two sets in the box.
Mrs. Zhang looked at her curiously for a while and asked tentatively: "Is this the Duke of Guantao County?"
"Um."
"Just these two sets?"
Cui Xin looked down, "Of course there is another one... That's not all!"
Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes in a funny way, "Thanks to the Duke of Guantao County for this trip from Mayi..."
"As an elder, what do you call me County Duke?" Cui Xin snorted, "Just call me by name."
Mrs. Zhang hesitantly sent the maid away and whispered: "The day before yesterday, Mr. Li's wife, Mrs. Sun, came to visit... Zhigui has been to Sun Moon Lake. Did you mention your husband's approval?"
"What else can we do?" Cui Xin sighed, "Such an outstanding person will not disgrace the Cui family of Qinghe. Yesterday, when he came to the audience, His Majesty asked him when he would be honored."
Mrs. Zhang nodded slightly, "I have long heard that Huairen is favored by His Majesty."
"If that's not the case, why would you send close ministers to recruit Yuan Junzhang as your husband?" Cui Xin sneered, thinking it was a credit... Well, now the credit is greater, but it's also much more dangerous.
Suddenly feeling a little surprised, Cui Xin turned around and said with a smile: "Madam no longer..."
Mrs. Zhang snorted, "I used to worry about the old events in Qinghe back then, but now it's natural."
Zhang's love for her daughter is no weaker than that of Cui Xin. She had always disliked Li Shan before, mainly because Li Shan chopped off Cui Bo's head and basically cut off the possibility of marriage... but the boy still seduced her daughter, so naturally she didn't like it.
It's a pity that Li Shan has never hooked up before. The article "Ai Lian Shuo" and the sentence "Human faces don't know where to go, but peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze" are really coincidences.
Now that Li Shan's reputation has skyrocketed, and he has won the favor of the emperor... that's all. The key is that Cui Xin got the upper hand this time, mainly relying on Li Shan. In this way, the marriage will no longer be blocked by the elders of the clan.
Mrs. Zhang personally served Cui Xin to dress, while still muttering, "The Changsun family came from Perak Hall in Luoyang, and married into the Danyang house of the Li family in Longxi. She and her husband are related by marriage, and his son is a close friend of Huairen, so he is most suitable."
matchmaker."
Cui Xin hummed casually, but he was thinking about it. Li Shan mentioned before that only Princess Pingyang, Yu Wenshiji and Wang Renbiao in Chang'an City knew the inside story.
This is logical. Princess Pingyang is Li Shan's support, Yu Wenshi and Zeng abandoned his wife and children, and Wang Renbiao was treated harshly by his aunt... there are clues to follow.
But the Li family invited Changsun to act as a matchmaker. Cui Xin had to guess whether Mr. Li and his wife also knew about it.
Being a matchmaker for the Cui family of Qinghe... This is no small matter, and Li Shan's origin is still a mystery in public.
By the way, Li Keshi's third son, Li Kai, Huairen, and Wang Renbiao are all close friends... Since Mayi and his party, Cui Xin has always been wary of Li Shan's words. This guy even talked to Yu Sheshe during the day.
It was the same as before, and they made a comeback in the evening.
"I will be twelve years old next year, and I will be able to leave the court in one or two years after getting engaged." Ms. Zhang was still planning, "The Li family is not a small family now. We need more servants..."
"What's the hurry!" Cui Xin glared, "At least we have to wait until the ceremony!"
This meant that she would stay until she was fifteen years old. Mrs. Zhang couldn't laugh or cry, "Just do the hairpin ceremony before getting married!"
Cui Xin snorted, "It just so happens that Huairen is now in charge of the General Administrative Office of the Prefecture as Acting Governor Shi, with jurisdiction over four continents and in charge of military and political power. He is so young and so powerful that he will not be able to return to Chang'an for a while."
"Your Majesty is so trustworthy." Mrs. Zhang sighed, "It would be great if he could be transferred back to the court..."
"A woman's opinion!" Cui Xin scolded: "Huairen has not yet been crowned as County Duke, and he has great power. It is the time to work hard!"
Cui Xixin knew that Li Shan was favored by His Majesty, and he was going to use this shareholder's style to increase his weight as much as possible. Only when the incident happened in the future would he have enough capital to fight against the Pei family of Hedong Wenxi.
After hearing her husband's scolding, Mrs. Zhang's eyebrows stood up and she just stared at Cui Xin without saying a word.
An old man and a young wife... Cui Xin was immediately frustrated and grabbed a box on the table, "I'm afraid my daughter is impatient..."
"Come back!" Mrs. Zhang shouted angrily.
Cui Xin honestly stopped.
"Since we have decided to get engaged, what about Huairen and his ancestors..." This is what Zhang is most worried about.
Cui Xin pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "There is quite a secret in it. There will be gaps in the marriage book about the names of fathers and grandparents."
Seeing the change in his wife's face, Cui Xin smiled and said: "Don't worry, it won't matter if the dynasty is newly established... Huairen has already explained everything, and I know what I am doing."
Leaving Mrs. Zhang thinking in her mind, Cui Xin went out to the attic not far away, where her daughter was sitting in front of the dressing table drawing her eyebrows... Well, the old father felt really bad when he saw this scene.
"Bang!"
Cui Xin threw the wooden box on the table and didn't even bother to say anything more.
Mrs. Cui went to see her father first, but she was patient and waited last night... She sent a beautiful tea set and wrote the inscription on it. Even if there was no engagement, there should be a gift in return.
In addition to a set of toothbrushes, the wooden box also contained various specialties collected by Li Shan from the grasslands and various places. The most eye-catching one was a fiery blood-red gemstone. Although it was not big, it was clear and eye-catching.
Cui Xin was also a little surprised. Such a treasure... the boy was willing to give it up. If it was mounted on Bu Yao, it would definitely become a family heirloom.
"Are you satisfied?"
Hearing her father's sarcastic words, Miss Cui raised her head and frowned, "Father, don't you have any poems?"
Cui Xin was even more dissatisfied, "I still remember my father's trip to Texas the year before last. After returning home, my daughter asked for..."
Clear laughter rang out, Miss Cui covered her mouth with a smile, and bowed with her hands, "Father, I am traveling to the north and seeing all the scenery outside the Great Wall. I am sure there will be something good to write about."
"That's it, that's it." Cui Xinxin said as if he were dead, "In terms of poetry and prose, being a father is indeed far inferior to Huairen."
"Thousands of miles of yellow clouds and white sun, the north wind blows the wild geese and the snow... This is just two fragments of a poem written by Huairen on the way to Mayi."
Seeing his daughter's upturned face, Cui Xin smiled and said: "We attacked the camp on a snowy night and forced Yuan Junzhang to surrender. On the way back to Yanmen Pass, Huairen completed the poem."
"Don't worry about your future without friends. Who in the world doesn't know you?"
If planning the war in Shandong is just a fledgling effort, winning the imperial examination can be regarded as a showcase of one's skills, and this recruitment of Mayi... is indeed worthy of the last two sentences.
Cui Xin can imagine that this matter will spread all over the world, and the name Li Huairen will become a legend.